Ringwood State Park

The Bog–Eagle Lake, 8 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 22 min

The Bog–Eagle Lake, 8 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes The Bog and Eagle Lake. It climbs 807 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.12373, -74.23564
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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The Bog–Eagle Lake, 8 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 421–742 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.12373, -74.23564

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass The Bog.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Arbor Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miPass Eagle Lake.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miReach The Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading SE.
  20. 1 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Old Morris Road, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arbor Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftBear right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% dirt5% boardwalk45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 4 min before dark.

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